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Air Costa gets ready for growth amid slowdown

Giving an idea of the scale of its ambitions, the four-month-old airline recently placed an order for 50 aircraft even as the sector is struggling. What makes it see a rosy future?

Bombardier, Embraer pitch small jets for domestic connect

At present, domestic airlines fly narrow-bodied Boeing 737s or Airbus A320s, which have about 180 seats

Malaysia-bound flyers switching flights

Travel agents busy fielding requests from passengers wanting to change their bookings to any other airline

P&W to develop engine training centre at Hyderabad

The Hyderabad training facility will be Pratt & Whitney's third such centre in the world

Air Arabia plane makes emergency landing in Mumbai

Airbus plane was en eroute from Sharjah to Kozhikode when pilot got an indication of smoke from cockpit system

Revised aviation guidelines to propel regional connectivity

Govt to incentivise flying to remote areas by waiving some airport charges

SpiceJet orders 42 Boeing 737s in $4.4-bn deal

The fuel efficient planes will be delivered 2017 onwards

No violation in Jet deal, Etihad tells Sebi

Abu Dhabi-based airline says CCI's view on control different from that under takeover code

ABB India's short-cycle play to beat slump

The company hopes to cut imports, currently at 30-32% of expenditure, through an indigenisation programme

Air India Boeing 777 returns to Delhi with a snag

The Chicago-bound flight had a defect in its transponder

Mumbai airport plans Rs 1,600-crore upgrade

Metro link, T2 terminal expansion, taxiway and underground tunnel proposed

Travel agents fear more defaults as credit period halved

Last April, Spring Travels failed to pay Rs 120 crore to airlines

AI Express plane make emergency landing at Mumbai

A Mumbai airport spokesperson confirmed the emergency landing due to decapped nose wheel

Air India's foreign biz beset with too many dark clouds

Competition from Persian Gulf carriers to eat into the airline's second-biggest market

A380s from Singapore, Germany may fly in

Govt plans to amend the agreement that specifically barred Singapore Airlines from operating A380s to India

MTDC launches amphibian plane services from Mumbai

Company's amphibian planes will eventually connect Mumbai with state tourist destinations adjacent to suitable water bodies

Dubai's air seat entitlements to India likely to be increased by 20%

Move may spark battle among West Asian carriers flying to India

Kolkata airport gets 'best improvement' award

Local operations prove a drag on Jet, SpiceJet

Yields and occupancy level in foreign routes in general were stable

Domestic airlines' loss pegged at $1.2 bn in FY14: CAPA

Air India expected to post loss of $ 700 million (about Rs 4,340 cr) for current fiscal